Iraq Files Complaint Against Iran Government at UN Security Council Over Iranian ‘Aggression’
CAIRO, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq has filed a complaint against Iran at the United Nations Security Council over the Iranian "aggression", the Iraqi foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
(Reporting by Muhammad Al Gebaly and Timour Azhari)
Iran Government Says Revolutionary Guards Attack ‘Baluchi Militant Group’ Bases in Pakistan
DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Two bases of Baluchi militant group Jaish al Adl in Pakistan were targeted by missiles on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, a day after Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards attacked targets in Iraq and Syria with...
Iran Strike Sparks Dispute With Iraq as Fears of Regional Upheaval Grow
By Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (Reuters) - An Iranian missile strike on targets in northern Iraq set off an unusual dispute between the neighbouring allies on Tuesday, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador in protest and Tehran...
Journalists Niloufar Hamedi, Elahe Mohammadi Face Re-Arrest For Not Wearing Hijab
By Natasha Philips
Journalists Niloufar Hamedi and Elahe Mohammadi are to face a new set of charges in Iran after they appeared in public without the mandatory hijabs on Jan. 14, the day that they...
Iran Government Says Revolutionary Guards Attack Israel’s ‘Spy HQ’ in Iraq
By Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari
DUBAI/BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they attacked the spy headquarters of Israel in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force...
Iran’s Guards Attack Islamic State in Syria in Response to Bloody ‘Terrorist Attacks’
DUBAI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Tuesday they had launched missile attacks against the "perpetrators of terrorist operations in the Islamic Republic. Particularly the Islamic State" in Syria, state media reported.
"The...
Sweden Says Swedish National Arrested in Iran
Jan 15 (Reuters) - A Swedish man in his twenties was arrested in Iran earlier this month and is being held in custody, the Swedish foreign ministry said on Monday.
It declined to share any further details on the...
Iraq Condemns Iran’s “Aggression” on Erbil, Will Take Legal Measures – Statement
BAGHDAD, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Iraq condemned on Tuesday Iran's "aggression" on Erbil that led to civilian casualties in residential areas, according to a statement by the country's foreign ministry, after its Revolutionary Guards said they attacked Israel's "spy...
ANALYSIS: Israel’s Killing of Hezbollah, Hamas Leaders Won’t Reduce Threat
By Hamed Mohammadi
Four months into the military operation in the Gaza Strip, Israeli military and security organizations have launched an unprecedented operation to assassinate senior officials of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Except for Salah al-Arouri --...
Soccer-Iran Hand Palestine 4-1 Defeat at Asian Cup
By Rohith Nair
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran beat Palestine 4-1 in their Asian Cup Group C opener on Sunday at the Education City Stadium where a show of solidarity by Iranian fans and...
